Monument Number 1325 |
Hob Uid: 1325 | |
Location : Northumberland Norham
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Grid Ref : NT8844045120 |
Summary : Possible fortified house or bastle at Groat Haugh, Newbiggen, recorded in a survey of 1542. The only remains of this earthwork consists of the northern end of the outer ditch abutting the precipitous bank of the River Tweed. The remainder has been ploughed down, leaving only slight and unsurveyable traces of what was probably a fortified promontory. |
More information : A Survey of 1542 mentions "a strong house or castle" newly built in a field called Gret Hewghe at Newbiggin [NT 887452] (1) [NT 88464511] Crop/soil mankings of a double ditched earthwork with ditch ends resting on natural scarps. (2) NT 88444512 The sole remains of this earthwork consists of the northern end of the outer ditch abutting the precipitous bank of the River Tweed. The remainder has been ploughed down, leaving only slight and unsurveyable traces of what was probably a fortified promontory. There are no internal features or structural remains . The surviving fragment of ditch (wide and flat bottomed) suggests a medieval site; possibly that at Newbiggin. Surveyed at 1:2500. (3) Additional bibliography. (4)
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